Virginia Arechavala
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Virginia Arechavala
@varechavala.bsky.social
Scientist and mum. Ikerbasque Professor @ Biobizkaia HRI
Interested in #RNAtherapy for #neuromuscular disorders. De Bilbao de toda la vida and adopted Londoner.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-arechavala-gomeza-a482509/
We may have weighted your favourite #DM1 model, so check our OA paper, if not... you can send you our protocol or send us your cells. 🧫 Andrea is busy testing treatments, but she may find a minute to look at yours. (She really likes using her weighing scales... 🤪)

academic.oup.com/narmolmed/ar...
Characterization of DMPK and MBNL1 expression in cell models of myotonic dystrophy: a platform for drug screening
Abstract. Myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1) is caused by CTG repeat expansions in the DMPK gene leading to mRNA toxicity and sequestration of the splicing re
academic.oup.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We think in describes well what we have done: we have developed a state-of-the-art method to quantity a few key proteins and genes in #myotonicdystrophy cell cultures (our "weighing scale") and, once we had it, went on a rampage 🏃‍♀️ "weighing" all the cell cultures we could get our hands on...
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📋 Doctorado entre 2024–2025 (o 2023–2025 con ≥33 % discapacidad)
🧫 Contrato postdoctoral 3 años, tiempo completo
📅 Queda poquito tiempo para pedirla.

⚠️ Revisa muy bien la elegibilidad oficial antes de contactar (👉 aei.gob.es )

Si cumples los criterios, envíame tu CV + breve carta de motivación 💪🧬
| Agencia Estatal de Investigación
La Agencia Estatal de Investigación es un organismo público cuyo objetivo es promover la investigación científica y técnica mediante la asignación eficiente de los recursos públicos.
aei.gob.es
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📋 PhD between 2024–2025 (or 2023–2025 w/ ≥33% disability)
🧫 3-year full-time postdoc to start late 2026/early 2027
📅 We need to select a candidate soon, application needs to be in by the 10 dec

⚠️ Check official eligibility first: aei.gob.es

If you qualify → send CV + short motivation letter 💪🧬
| Agencia Estatal de Investigación
La Agencia Estatal de Investigación es un organismo público cuyo objetivo es promover la investigación científica y técnica mediante la asignación eficiente de los recursos públicos.
aei.gob.es
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Me encanta!
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanx to you!
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I LOVE the fact that you include a resource table.
I am finishing a lecture on the need to publish ALL results and have just included a slide with your paper and a QR code to the table.
a woman is smiling and saying `` and for that i 'm forever in your debt ''
ALT: a woman is smiling and saying `` and for that i 'm forever in your debt ''
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reposted by Virginia Arechavala
I love the fact that our paper is in the same issue of @plosbiology.org as the consensus statement from the "Novel Approaches to Preventing Publication Bias Workshop" organized by NINDS Office of Research Quality. ❤️

doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results
Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM